Protocol to treaty between Austria and Belgium approved by Belgium

The Argentine Senate approved the new income and capital tax treaty with Austria on 18 March 2026. Signed on 6 December 2019, the agreement aims to eliminate double taxation and prevent tax evasion with respect to income and wealth. Senator

Austria’s Ministry of Finance published an ordinance on 20 (MoF) March 2026 updating the lists of participating and reportable jurisdictions for the automatic sharing of financial account details under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS). The

Belgium’s Federal Public Service (SPF) Finance announced on 23 March 2026 the release of updated draft versions of the supplementary national tax returns, explanatory notes, and XSD schema for tax years 2024 and 2025. The supplementary national

Belgium’s Federal Public Service (SPF) Finance has launched a public consultation on 17 March 2026 on draft top-up tax returns under the Pillar Two Income Inclusion Rule (IIR) for the 2024 and 2025 tax years, along with accompanying explanatory

Austria’s Council of Ministers approved, on 11 March 2026, the start of negotiations for an amending protocol to the 1978 income and capital tax treaty with Malta. The new protocol is being negotiated to fix a tax issue for aviation staff and

The Belgian Parliament has adopted the law on 12 March 2026, implementing Council Directive (EU) 2023/2226 of 17 October 2023 (DAC8) which establishes new reporting and due diligence obligations for crypto-asset service providers. DAC8 provides